Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon are at the crease as the visitors look to extend their lead in the first Test in Galle. Follow all the day three action here:
Test cricket needs to lighten up. The umpires calling play off in Galle on Thursday because it was supposedly too dark is beyond satire.Spinners were bowling and Pat Cummins had just bombed what must have been one of the biggest sixes of all time in Test cricket. The ball soared high out of the ground, landed on the road beyond and disappeared into a grass bank.
“Conditions shall not be regarded as either dangerous or unreasonable merely because they are not ideal.” Obviously Cummins and Lyon will try and bat for as long as possible, but expect their runs to come quickly. Steve Waugh and Dean Jones , Justin Langer , Ricky Ponting , Adam Voges . Just a few of the storied Australian batters who have endured horror tours in these parts.Until this match, Usman Khawaja too had experienced similar moments, twice touring Sri Lanka without passing 26 in a Test innings here.
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